Trousers-expander.



No. 873,616. PATENTED DEG. l0, 1907 J. SARGH.

TROUSERS EXPANDER.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.14,1907,

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PATENTBD DEC. l0, 1907.

' J. SARGH. TROUSERS EXPANDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.14,1907.

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Bymwf A7TOHNEYS UNTTED STATES JOHN SARGH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TROUSERS-EXPANDER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application led September 14. 1907. Serial No. 392.882.

Be it known that I, JOHN SARGH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Trousers- Expander, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to wearing apparel and its object is to provide a new and improved trouser expander, designed for holding the trousers expanded at the inner sides of the legs of the wearer to hide the bowlegged formation of the legs of the wearer.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same,`

which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts 1n all the views.

Figure l is a front elevation of the im-.

provement as applied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of one of the leggings and the expanding device connected with the same, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the improvement as applied, the section being on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The trouser expander in its general construction consists essentially of a pair of leggings A for attachment to the lower limbs of the wearer, expanding members B arranged on the inner or opposite faces of the leggings A, the said expanding members being connected by flexible connection C with a belt D for attachment to the waist of the wearer, the belt being supported from' the wearers shoulders by Suspenders E. The leggings A are of the usual construction and are provided at their lower ends with foot straps A', to hold the leggings against upward movement on the legs of the wearer.

Each expanding member B consists of uppger and lower curved or semi-circular bars B2, hinged at their ends on the outside of the corresponding legging A, and the said bars B, B2 are pivotally connected with each other at or near their middle by a link B3, so that the said bars B, B2 swing in unison with each other, the bars B, B2 and the connecting link B3 forming a skeleton frame for holding the inner portions of the trousers expanded, that is', toward each other, as plainly indicated in Fig. 4, with a view to hide the bow-legged formation of the legs of the The skeleton frame above mentioned is normally folded against the face of the legging A by the action of elastic bands F, having their upper ends provided with hooks F hooking onto the upperbar B as plainly indicated in Fig. 3, the lower ends of the said elastic bands being connected by buckles F2 with the legging A. By the use of the buckles F2 the tension of the elastic bands F may be increased or diminished. The elastic bands F extend over the outside of the lower bar B2 at o posite sides of the link B3, so that when tlie upper bar B is swung upward and the bands F are placed under tension, then they form additional rests for the legslof the trousers,`to insure a proper straight hang thereof.

The upper bar B 0f the skeleton frame is preferably provided with a hose supporter G for connection with the wearers hose, to hold the same in position over the outside of the legging A and the expanding member B. lt is understood that this part of the invention is not essential as the supporter G may be dispensed with and the hose may be worn under the legging A.

To the upper bar B of each expanding member B are attached the ulley blocks C having their pulleys engaged by a rope or cord O2 extending upwardly and having the upper ends attached to snap hooks C3 for attachment to rings D secured on the front and rear of the belt D, as lainly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The midd e lower portion C4 of the rope or cord O2 passes around a pulley H held in a pulley block H also provided with the guiding pulleys H2, over which pass the side portions of the rope or cord C2, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3. The middle up er portion C5 of the rope or cord O2 extend around a pulley H3 held in the pulley block H above the pulley H, the upper ends of the said middle portions C5 being fixed on the snap hooks O3. Now by the arrangement described the rope or cord O2 establishes a yielding connection between the skeleton frame and the belt D, and the'said rope or cord is so arranged relative to the belt D that when the device is used the rope or cord swings the bar B upward into an a proximately horizontal position, thus holding the skeleton frame in an expanded position with a view to hold the trouser legs expanded. It will also be noticed that by having the rope or cord C2 leys H, H2 and H3, the cord readily yiel( s to movements of the wearers body, and at the same time the lower portions of the cord tend to hold the trouser legs expanded above the knees of the wearer, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1. Thus by the arrangement described the trousers legs are held expanded practically from the ankles of the wearer lto a distance above the knees to com letely hide the bow-legged formation of tliie wearers legs. It will also be noticed that by having the flexible connection C between the expanding members B and the belt D, the user of the device is not rendered uncomfortable when seated, as the ropes or cords readily bend when the wearer sits down. It is understood that when the wearer sits down the elastic bands F ldraw the skeleton frames into a folded position against the leggings A, but when the wearer rises the cords are drawn taut, and in doing so swing the skeleton frames into an uppermost or expanded position.

The Suspenders E are of the usual construction. Their shoulder straps, however,

are preferably connected with each other by an elastic band E', to hold the Suspenders in position. The Suspenders E are also preferably provided with supporting -devices I for the drawers. The Suspenders .E are preferably worn outside the under-shirt 'and the belt D is preferably worn outside the drawers, as indicated in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:v

l. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, and an expanding device having members movable on the leggings and iiexible connections between the said members and the said belt.

2. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, and an expanding device having members .movable on the leggings, flexible connections between the said members and the said belt, and Suspenders connected with the said belt to support the latter from the shoulders of the wearer.

3. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, and an expanding device having members movable on the leggings, flexible connections between the said members and the said belt, Suspenders connected with the said belt to support the latter from the shoulders of the wearer, and an elastic band connecting the shoulder straps of the suspenders with each other across the breast of the wearer.

4. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, expanding members mounted to vswing on the leggings at the opposite inner passing around and over the ul-` faces thereof, and rope and pulley connections between the said expanding members and the said belt.

5. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, expanding members on the said leggings, each member being in the form of a frame mounted to swing on the legging, elastic bands pressing the said frame to normally hold the same in a folded position on the legging, and a flexible connection between each frame and the belt.

6. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, expanding members on the said leggings, each member being in the form of a frame mounted to swing on the legging, elastic bands pressing the said frame to normally hold the same ina folded position on the legging, and a rope and pulley connec- 1ion for connecting each frame with the said elt.

7. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, expanding members on the said leggings, each member being in the form of a frame mounted to swing on the legging, elastic bands secured at their lower ends to the leggings and at their upper ends to the upper portions of the said frames, to normally hold the frames folded against the leggings, and flexible connections between -the upper ends of the said frames and the said belt.

8. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, expanding members on the lsaid leggings, each member being in the form of a frame mounted to swing on the legging, each frame having curved spaced bars hinged to the legging one above the other, and a link connecting the bars with each other for theA bars to swing in unison, elastic bands secured at their lower ends to the said leggings and attached at their upper ends to the said frame bar, and a flexible connection between each upper frame bar and the said belt.

9. A trouser expander, comprising a belt, leggings, expanding members on the said leggings, each member being in the form of a frame mounted to swing on the legging, each frame having curved spaced bars hinged to the legging one above the other and a link connecting the bars with each other for the bars to swing in unison, elastic bands secured at their lower ends to the said leggings and attached at their upper ends to the said upper frame bar, a flexible connection between each upper frame bar and the said belt, and hose supporters attached to the said upper frame bars.

10. A trouser expander provided with a legging and a frame held to swing thereon and comprising upper and lower curved bars pivoted on the legging, a link connecting the said bars with each other, and elastic Ybands secured at their lower ends to the legging and at their upper ends to the said upper bar.

1l. A tro'user expander provided with a legging and a frame held to swing thereon and comprising upper and lower curved bars In testimony whereof I have signed my pivoted on the legging, a link connectingthe name to this specification in the presence of said bars with each other, elastic bands setwo subscribing Witnesses.

Cured at their lower ends to the legging and JOHN SARGH. 5 at their upper ends to the said upper bar, a l Witnesses:

'foot strap on the lower end of the said legging, THEO. G. HosTER,

and a hose supporter on the said upper` bar. EVERARD B. MARSHALL. 

